MR / Schenectady, NY.Yates Arts-in-Education Magnet Schl (urban elementary schl) .Grade 2 students (aged 7, boy: African-American) express surprise as they work cooperatively on science activity. Students observe, experiment with, and record differences in types of soils, their consistency, and water content..Increasingly, hands-on activities are incorporated into the elementary school science curriculum to motivate students and to improve learning. .MR: AC-g2f Bed1 Pom2..©Ellen B. Senisi